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Over a 5 year period, the number of suicide or self-inflicted injuries has increased from 4,947 in 2015 to 9,828 in 2019, and most cases involved people aged between 9 and 24. Kang Byung-won, a Parliament member from the Democratic party announced that "26.9 young South Koreans either attempt suicide or suffer self-inflicted injuries per day."
In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. [3] Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most countries. The global total of suicide deaths decreased from an estimated 762,000 in 2000 to 717,000 in 2021, which is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 ...
Japan, like South Korea, saw a sharp increase in suicide deaths in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, but its suicide rate peaked a year later, in 1998, according to OECD data.
Between 2000 and 2011, South Korea's suicide rate more than doubled, contrary to the international trend of a steadily decreasing suicide rate. [14] In 2017, it was reported that South Korea had the 12th highest suicide rate in the world (4th highest for female cases) and the highest rate among the OECD counties. [ 14 ]
Sharon Holland said abusers are getting away with driving their victims to suicide, as figures show rates have surged year-on-year and overtaken the number of victims killed by their tormentors ...
It was an emotional scene at an airport in South Korea after 179 people were killed in a plane crash.. Families wept and wailed as officials read off the names of the victims who died on Sunday ...
Pages in category "Suicides in South Korea" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Choi Suk-hyeon;
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